German athletics used to wear white with a red band (I know – I’m very sad to know that), Italy’s motor racing colours were red, New Zealand football team are the All Whites.
The Welsh flag is principally green and white (with a red dragon) – the original Welsh football colours were green and white halves. Where’s the red come from. The Ulster flag is white and red.
England’s football team have worn white and navy-blue since the 1880s. England rugby wore (until a couple of years ago) white jerseys and shorts with navy socks and white tops. So our “representative colours” are white and navy-blue.
